IMHO the RNIB have got a lot worse at supplying the things we need, as
opposed to the things which would be a 'nice to have' and which
invariably give them a big margin.
Recent things I have bought from the RNIB in the past and now can't get:
1. The CD sized clear sticky labels, square, which can be Brailled upon.
2. The metal Dymo-tape adaptor which fit into old Perkins Braillers.
3. I believe one or two people have even had difficulty buying Dymo tape.
These things are, or should be, viewed as basic essentials.
They would much prefer to sell over-priced hand-cuffs like Dolphin
Guide, which makes it possible for them to charge a thousand quid for a
four hundred quid laptop.
The RNIB is run by people who know the price of everything but the value
of nothing.
Not including the great and hard-working VI members of the telephone team.
On 07/01/2019 13:29, Ibrahim Gucukoglu wrote:
Hi.
Has anyone read the petition? It is not so much about selling high tech
solutions and invading on others personal commercial thieftoms, but rather
making available products that rightly belong in the catalogues of RNIB,
family products such as board games, picture cards, adaptive aids so that
people like Phillipa who is a young mother with sighted children can engage
with their families. Parental activities with children form an important
part of any child's upbringing and there just aren't enough products in the
catalogs of suppliers that promote this kind of interaction. As phillipa
states in her petition, she has to purchase products from overseas which can
be time consuming not to mention expensive, especially when you consider the
implications of Brexit. I suspect that one of the biggest challenges for
suppliers of products here is the cost of importation and trying to make a
profit on a product which relies on volume sales; it's a strategy that most
suppliers I suspect just can't afford to take that kind of risk.
All the best, Ibrahim.
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Karl
Sent: 07 January 2019 11:02
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: rnib start producing products your consumers
actually want to buy
I'm not trying to be contentious, but do we know that they don't sell
products that consumers want? Actually I agree with Steve in that part of a
significant charity like the RNIB's role should be the promotion of the
private sector who rely on sales rather than trying to do everything when
they also take donations.
|But maybe I'm wrong.
Karl
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[mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Nutt
Sent: 07 January 2019 08:47 AM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [access-uk] Re: rnib start producing products your consumers
actually want to buy
I'd rather they didn't to be honest, as a reseller and specialist in the
products we sell, I'd rather the RNIB signposted, and concentrated on
services. They end up selling so many products, that they can't possibly
know about all of them, whereas smaller businesses can specialise better in
what they do.
All the best
Steve
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<access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> On Behalf Of John
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: rnib start producing products your consumers
actually want to buy
I've signed it together with over 160 people so far. :)
John
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<access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> On Behalf Of
goshawk on horseback
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Subject: [access-uk] rnib start producing products your consumers actually
want to buy
Importance: High
thought I would pass on the below change.org petition:
rnib start producing products your consumers actually want to buy
https://www.change.org/p/royal-national-institute-of-blind-people-rnib-start-producing-products-your-consumers-actually-want-to-buy<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.change.org%2Fp%2Froyal-national-institute-of-blind-people-rnib-start-producing-products-your-consumers-actually-want-to-buy&data=02%7C01%7C%7C443d66d11b964d945c3f08d6748f9be1%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636824557469873084&sdata=JcrTHUJXegH8Je7jWbe4uvf9XAr%2FGENS1eTCm7sSGrU%3D&reserved=0>
Simon
